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GARDENER & PAUL, c1910. American reformers and womens rights advocated Helen Gardener (1853-1925) and Alice Paul (1885-1977). Photograph, c1910

LUCRETIA COFFIN MOTT (1793-1880). American Quaker minister and woman-suffrage advocate. Contemporary American steel engraving

FOLA LA FOLLETTE (1882-1970). American actress, suffragist, and labor leader. With a teenage striker and Rose Livingston during a garment strike in New York City. Photograph, c1913

HELEN ADAMS KELLER (1880-1968). American author and lecturer. Keller (left) with Anne Sullivan Macy (1866-1936), American educator. Oil over a photograph, 1893

HELEN KELLER (1880-1968). American writer and lecturer. Photographed at the time of her graduation from Radcliffe College in 1904

MILLICENT FAWCETT (1847-1929). British suffragist and feminist. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1890

SOPHIE BRYANT (1850-1922). Irish mathematician, educator, and suffragist. Photograph by W. & D. Downey, c1894

TENNESSEE CELESTE CLAFLIN (1846-1923). American social reformer. Photograph, c1880

LUCY BURNS (1879-1966). American suffragette and womens rights advocate. Photograph, 1913

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American womens suffrage advocate. Photographed with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, c1880-1902

ADDAMS AND McDOWELL, 1914. American social reformers Jane Addams and Mary McDowell. Photograph, 1914

LATHROP, ADDAMS, McDOWELL. American social reformers Julia Lathrop, Jane Addams and Mary McDowell. Photograph, 1913

SUFFRAGE PARADE, c1915. A Womens Rights advocate in a streetcar advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant for Womens Suffrage, Washington, D.C. Photographed c1915-16

SUFFRAGE PARADE, c1915. Streetcar advertising the Susan B. Anthony Pageant for Womens Suffrage, Washington, D.C. Photographed c1915-16

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American leader of the early woman-suffrage movement

FREDERICK DOUGLASS (c1817-1895). American abolitionist and writer. Photograph, c1880

BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL. Testimony in the great Beecher-Tilton scandal case illustrated. Lithograph from a drawing by James E. Cook, c1875

CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT (1859-1947). Carrie Clinton Chapman Catt. American reformer and womens rights advocate. Photographed with the flags of 22 nations, 1917

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American womans suffrage advocate. A 1912 Art Young cartoon showing the spirit of Susan B. Anthony inspiring the womens rights cause throughout America

SBLOOMER SONGSHEET, 1857. The New Costume Polka. American songsheet cover dedicated to Mrs. Lydia (correctly, Amelia) Bloomer, 1857

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American woman-suffrage advocate

BICYCLE MESSENGER, 1921. Julia Obear, messenger for the National Womans Party. Photograph, 1921

WOMENs SUFFRAGE, 1913. Crowd surrounds a Red Cross ambulance at a womens suffrage parade at Washington, D.C. Photograph, 3 March 1913

BLOOMER SONGSHEET, 1857. The New Costume Polka. American songsheet cover dedicated to Mrs. Lydia (correctly, Amelia) Bloomer, 1857

BLOOMER CARTOON, c1851. Progress of Bloomerism, or a Complete Change. An English cartoon, c1851, by John Leech on Amelia Bloomers full-trousered costume

WOODHULL & CLAFLIN, 1922. Seated front row: Victoria Claflin Woodhull and Tennessee Celeste Claflin, American womens rights activists, photographed surrounded by fellow suffragettes, 1922

SUFFRAGIST MAGAZINE, 1920. Cover of the November 1920 issue of Suffragist magazine

SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906). American womans suffrage advocate. Susan (right) with her sister, Mary Stafford Anthony, c1905

SUFFRAGETTES, 1914. Group of suffragettes. Left to right: Rose Winslow, Lucy Burns, Doris Stevens, Ruth Astor Noyes, Anna McGue, Jane Pincus and Jessie H. Stubbs. Photograph, 1914

LUCY BRANHAM (1892-1966). American suffragist and leader of the National Womans Party. Protesting the imprisonment of fellow suffragist Alice Paul. Photograph, 1917

WOMENs RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Petition, signed by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, of the National Womens Suffrage Association to Congress, 1873

SUFFRAGE PARADE, 1913. Crowd of spectators on Pennsylvania Avenue watching the womens suffrage parade held in Washington, D.C. 3 March 1913

WOMENs RIGHTS CARTOON. The Apotheosis of Liberty. American cartoon, 1896, by George Y. Coffin, showing the womens suffrage advocates Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B

VICTORIA CLAFLIN WOODHULL (1838-1927). American reformer. Victoria Claflin Woodhull reading her argument in favor of womens suffrage before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives in

Suffragette Transport
circa 1910: A vehicle, painted white and purple, used by the speakers of The Womens Political Union at their street corner meetings to promote the Suffragette cause in America

Suffragette Demo
19th June 1911: A Suffragette demonstration taking place in Cockspur Street, near Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Votes For Women
25th May 1913: A suffragette demonstration arriving at Victoria Park, London (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Suffragette Demo
25th May 1913: A Suffragette demonstration taking place in Victoria Park, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Marching Suffragettes
February 1913: American suffragette marchers en route from New Jersey to Washington DC at the time of Woodrow Wilsons inauguration. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hurst Park
9th June 1913: The grandstand at Hurst Park, Surrey, after it was burnt down as a protest by suffragettes. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Votes For Women; A suffragette tea shop at 17, Tothill Street in Westminster
13th January 1913: A suffragette tea shop at 17, Tothill Street in Westminster. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Police Cordon
21st May 1914: The police protect Buckingham Palace after the suffragettes attack. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Suffragette Meeting in Hyde Park, London, 26th July 1913
26th July 1913: A large crowd at a suffragette meeting in Hyde Park, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Capitol Petitions
Suffragettes representing nearly every state in the United States of America ascending the steps of the Senate in Washington, to present petitions demanding equal rights for women

Suffragette Picket
circa 1908: Suffragettes picketing Holloway Prison, London, while Emmeline Pankhurst was imprisoned there. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Suffragette Marchers
3rd February 1913: Suffragette marchers arriving in Washington DC from New York after a 250 mile march. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

American Suffragettes Marching Around the White House, 4th March 1917
4th March 1917: American suffragettes marching around the White House in Washington D.C. in a silent plea for equal rights. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Hammer For Votes
circa 1913: A hammer used by suffragettes in a demonstration in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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The suffragist movement in the early 20th century was a pivotal moment for women's rights and equality. English suffragettes, such as those involved in the feminist newspaper of 1908, were at the forefront of this fight. They used their platform to raise awareness and rally support for their cause. One notable event was the Suffragette Parade through New York City on May 3rd, 1913. Thousands of women took to the streets, demanding their right to vote and equal representation. Their determination and unity were awe-inspiring. Another significant demonstration occurred in Hyde Park in 1908 when suffragettes gathered to voice their demands for political enfranchisement. Among them was Ethel Snowden, a passionate advocate for women's rights who fearlessly fought alongside her fellow suffragists. The struggle faced by these brave women is captured beautifully in Aubrey Beardsley's artwork "The Pseudonym and Antonym Libraries" from 1895. It serves as a reminder of the obstacles they encountered on their journey towards equality. Notable figures like Ida B. Wells, Alice Paul, and Helen Keller also played crucial roles in advancing women's rights during this time period. Their contributions as journalists, social reformers, authors, and lecturers helped pave the way for future generations. Additionally, organizations like Women's Trade Union provided support networks for working-class women striving for better conditions within various industries. Katharine Louisa Russell (Viscountess Amberley) deserves special mention as an early advocate of birth control—a topic often overlooked during discussions about suffrage but integral to reproductive freedom.